Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Bean refuses to wear pocketless clothing. No shirts, no dresses, unless they have pockets. One is acceptable, two preferred. So this morning, while she bathed, I whipped this teal corduroy pair out. Very quick n dirty. No pattern (or hem, just a serged cuff, as she wanted them right away), but I put a yoked cargo pocket on each leg. She was underwhelmed with the bird print, but thrilled with the pockets, so I guess we both win. Her pockets are full with about 400 pennies; she rattles loudly with each step. Her flower coat has a pocket, too, just one though, so it carries some broken squeeze-rockets.

Monday, November 22, 2010

scraps of old knits and an old sweater plus some stuffing turned my Bean into a VERY happy Bean.she got a Papa doll!shhh, it's sleeping. just like papa would like to be.same hair color... dark blue pants (jeans), and blue shirt... just like Papa.that's a VERY satisfied little girl.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Then I realized I had lots of roses and barrette shapes cut out from when I first saw the tute over at Purl, but I had stopped making them as I ran out of barrettes. A quick trip to Target solved that problem, and I had LOADS of fun whipping out all these little babies.

Of course my favorite is the one I created all by myself, this leaf one,

and I also like the apple ones, made from buttons from Momen+

the Bean and I each wore one of these yesterday. (she got the pink one)... it was awesome.

Friday, November 5, 2010

I'm sick, so sitting and knitting is all I feel up to right now... even though I have a giant stack o' sewing to do....luckily, The Bean LOVES getting knits...and she's so stinkin' cute...I just love knitting for her!How could anyone resist this face?

About Me

I'm living in my home town of San Pedro, CA, (forgotten suburb of LA), with my WONDERFUL husband, 3 children (and 3 cats, a fish, and 2 big dogs). I love sewing, knitting, embroidery, dancing, reading, and learning new crafts...(when I'm not busy playing trains or construction, of course...) I also love ellipses and parenthetical statements.